used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All the boys hereabouts like him.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little retiring, sometimes, and mighty awkward all the time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
awkwardadjectiveUS /ˈɑːkwərd/
causing inconvenience
From this reading A little retiring, sometimes, and mighty awkward all the time.
Bledsoe
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From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading All the boys hereabouts like him.
BuffalonounUS /ˈbʌfəloʊ/
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
Carr
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From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
a boy or man
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
apart from; not including
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
ForksnounUS /fɔːrks/
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
he's
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From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
hereaboutsadverbUS /ˈhɪrəbaʊts/
in this general vicinity
From this reading All the boys hereabouts like him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading All the boys hereabouts like him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
hoofnounUS /huːf/
the foot of an ungulate mammal
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
Jess
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From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
joggedverbUS /dʒɑːɡd/
inflected form of “jog” — continue talking or writing in a desultory manner
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
LancasternounUS /ˈlænkæstər/
a city in northwestern England
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
letsnounUS /lets/
plural of “let” — a brutal terrorist group active in Kashmir; fights against India with the goal of restoring Islamic rule of India
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
level-headedadjective
exercising or showing good judgment
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading All the boys hereabouts like him.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little retiring, sometimes, and mighty awkward all the time.
having or showing great strength or force or intensity
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
on one occasion
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
OtisnounUS /ˈoʊtɪs/
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
retiringadjectiveUS /rɪˈtaɪrɪŋ/
not arrogant or presuming
From this reading A little retiring, sometimes, and mighty awkward all the time.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading A little retiring, sometimes, and mighty awkward all the time.
stockyardsnounUS /ˈstɑːkjɑːrdz/
plural of “stockyard” — enclosed yard where cattle, pigs, horses, or sheep are kept temporarily
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A little retiring, sometimes, and mighty awkward all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he knows the cattle business from hoof to ears, and range to stockyards.”
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “On the level, Miss Lancaster,” Jess Bledsoe was saying as they jogged along the Buffalo Forks road, “Otis Carr is a mighty fine chap.
at the time that
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But he’s pretty level-headed, except once in a while when he lets his temper get away with him.
